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Aluminum and aluminum products: Canada-China tariffs, duties and trade rules
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Official documents
CBSA customs notices (list) · 2024-12-11
China Surtax Order (2024) – Steel and Aluminum
《对华附加税令（2024）》——钢铁和铝
Machine-translated title. Original document is authoritative.
AI summary 5/5 Duties, restrictions or final findings Audited by Claude Opus 5
The Canada Border Services Agency notice explains that, effective October 22, 2024, steel and aluminum goods originating in China and listed in Schedule 2 of the China Surtax Order (2024) are subject to a surtax of 25% of their value for duty, subject to the stated exceptions.
Key figures copied from the document
- Surtax, share of the value for duty
- 25%
- Effective date stated in the notice
- October 22, 2024
Why this rating (5/5): It sets, changes or removes a duty, quota, ban or permit rule, so costs or obligations change. Stated in the document: Surtax, share of the value for duty: 25%; Effective date stated in the notice: October 22, 2024.
Reviewed by AI against the source, 2026-09-18
Checked against the official source by GPT-6 Astra (high effort). AI summaries can still contain errors; consult the official document. How summaries and ratings are made
Second check: independently audited against the official source by Claude Opus 5 on 2026-09-19, a model from a different company than the first reviewer. How summaries and ratings are made
Dates to watch
- Expiry Canada's extended remission of surtaxes on certain Chinese steel and aluminum goods ends Add to calendar
The remission order was expanded and extended by SOR/2026-14.
- Review Three-year review of the Canada-China preliminary joint arrangement on trade
The arrangement of 2026-01-16 covers the electric vehicle quota, canola, seafood and steel and aluminum remissions.
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In the guides
- Importing from China into Canada: CARM, duties, surtaxes, permits and product rules: What changed in 2025 and 2026
- Importing from China into Canada: CARM, duties, surtaxes, permits and product rules: Surtaxes and quotas on Chinese steel and aluminum
- Importing from China into Canada: CARM, duties, surtaxes, permits and product rules: Anti-dumping and countervailing duties under SIMA
- Importing from China into Canada: CARM, duties, surtaxes, permits and product rules: Bilingual labelling and country of origin marking
- Importing from China into Canada: CARM, duties, surtaxes, permits and product rules: Before you ship: a checklist
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